Archives

Canadian World News

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
In Russia, a 'sham tribunal' investigates what it says are Ukraine's war crimes

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 04:00:07 EDT
Eye-popping price increases for staples like milk and eggs leave some in the U.S. with few options
In the U.S. as in Canada, inflation has been most noticeable at the gas pump. But the jump in the cost of staples such as milk, eggs and flour is also hitting consumers and small businesses hard. In o...

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 16:32:57 EDT
Fierce wildfires force thousands in southwestern France to flee homes
Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put authorities on alert in parts of Europe. ...

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 04:00:34 EDT
Germany says it has no good alternatives to Russian energy — but not everyone is convinced
The Trudeau government is being pilloried in some quarters for waiving sanctions on turbines required for Germany's key natural gas pipeline. But how badly did Germany need those turbines? Will they s...

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 14:07:13 EDT
Choosing sterilization, delaying treatment: Medical choices in U.S. are changing amid new abortion laws
Abortion restrictions in a number of U.S. states and the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade are having profound repercussions in reproductive medicine as well as in other areas of medica...

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 13:13:39 EDT
Missiles, shells fired after Russian troops told to 'further intensify' efforts in Ukraine
Russian forces fired missiles and shells at cities and towns across Ukraine on Saturday after Russia's military announced it was stepping up its onslaught against its neighbour. Ukrainian officials re...

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 22:42:59 EDT
2 suspects arrested after deadly California 7-Eleven robberies
Two men were arrested Friday in connection with a series of robberies at Southern California 7-Eleven stores that left two people dead and three wounded. Police said the men are suspected in another k...

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 19:28:30 EDT
French fry producers in 'unfriendly' nations refusing to supply Russia, says McDonald's replacement
The head of the company now running the former McDonald's chain of restaurants in Russia told a business television channel that producers of french fries are refusing to supply to the country and war...

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 13:01:14 EDT
Panel investigating U.S. Capitol attack subpoenas Secret Service over text messages
The U.S. congressional panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol in Washington says it has subpoenaed the Secret Service as it investigates accusations by a watchdog that the agency erased...

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 22:04:57 EDT
Mexico captures drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, U.S. to seek extradition
Mexico's navy has captured drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, convicted of murdering a U.S. anti-narcotics agent in 1985, in a law enforcement coup that also saw the crash of a helicopter used in the mis...

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 14:03:46 EDT
Russia replaces provocative head of its space agency, signs deal with NASA to share resources
The Kremlin says it has replaced the contentious head of its space agency, a man who had repeatedly threatened Russia would abandon the International Space Station if sanctions aren't lifted.  ...

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 16:02:47 EDT
4-year-old killed in Russian missile attack mourned as Ukraine prepares offensive
A Ukrainian city far from the front line grieved on Friday for its dead, including a four-year-old girl with Down syndrome, a day after a Russian missile attack killed at least 23 people and wounded s...

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 19:00:33 EDT
Ivana Trump's death was accidental, medical examiner says
Ivana Trump, former U.S. president Donald Trump's first wife who passed away on Thursday, died as a result of an accident after suffering blunt force trauma injuries to her torso, the New York City Of...

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:17:00 EDT
What happened in Week 21 of Russia’s attack on Ukraine
Russian missiles struck cities in central and southwest Ukraine far from the front lines of the conflict and Ukraine said Canada’s decision to return turbines used in a pipeline to carry natural gas...

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 16:15:44 EDT
Mixed feelings greet reopening of Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket after mass shooting
The reopening of the supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., where 10 people were shot and killed in May, has raised questions about how, when and whether to let the site of a mass atrocity return to being what...

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:44:42 EDT
Tiger Woods gets emotional sendoff from St. Andrews at British Open
Tiger Woods removed his cap a few strides from Swilcan Bridge, knowing Friday might be the last time he crossed over in a British Open at St. Andrews. This is where the legends pause, pose and wave go...

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:49:39 EDT
U.S. Congress panel probing Jan. 6 attack to hold primetime hearing next week
The congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol announced on Friday that it will hold a hearing at 8 p.m. ET next Thursday.

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 07:52:01 EDT
Sri Lanka to begin process of choosing new president Saturday

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:39:24 EDT
U.K. issues 1st ever 'red' warning, bracing for record-setting heat as Europe swelters
Britain's Met Office issued its first ever "red" warning for exceptional heat, saying record temperatures expected early next week will put even healthy people at risk of serious illness and death. ...

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:10:38 EDT
Jayland Walker was shot dozens of times by Ohio police, medical examiner finds
Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man who died last month at the hands of police in Akron, Ohio, was shot dozens of times, with 26 bullets recovered from his body, according to a preliminary autopsy...



home